安易 (ani) conjugation
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安易 (あんい, ani) is a na-adjective. Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | 安易だ anida | 安易です anidesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 安易じゃない anijanai | 安易じゃないです anijanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 安易だった anidatta | 安易でした anideshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 安易じゃなかった anijanakatta | 安易じゃなかったです anijanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 安易で anide | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 安易に anini | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 安易な〜 anina〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 安易なら aninara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 安易だったら anidattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 安易になる anininaru | 安易になります anininarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 安易すぎる anisugiru | 安易すぎます anisugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 安易そう anisou | 安易そうです anisoudesu | “looks / seems ~” from appearance. |
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Why it conjugates this way
Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
See the full rules in the adjective conjugation guide.